Students’ busy schedules and––mostly––amateur cooking skills makes getting takeout food a huge comfort. During another COVID-19 wave, it’s also especially important to support local restaurants—and when possible, remember to avoid corporate delivery services and order directly from businesses. For when you have no time to cook, or just want to[Read More…]
Author: Admin
Return to remote learning leaves students feeling ‘demotivated’
On Dec. 31, Fabrice Labeau, McGill’s Deputy Provost (Student Life & Learning), sent an email to the McGill community announcing that all learning except for Tier 1 activities would be held online until Jan. 24. Tier 1 activities include clinical activities, project courses, and various activities in music. This announcement[Read More…]
Next up: Top sports events to catch in 2022
2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February will boast a range of exciting events, from popular sports like hockey, skiing, and figure skating, to more unique sports, like the skeleton, the luge, and bobsled. These Games will feature 45 per cent female athletes,[Read More…]
Stand with Wet’suwet’en – McGill University’s Need to Divest
Multimedia Editor Noah Vaton attends the event held on December 1st that was hosted by Divest McGill and other organizations. The event was in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en after recent violent arrests have been made on those defending the land from the Coastal GasLink Pipeline. In addition, Divest McGill urges[Read More…]
It’s the friends you make along the way
Everybody has something they’re overly attached to. Whether it’s that old stuffed tiger you had as a kid, or the ever-growing jungle of houseplants taking up your entire living room, we often develop emotional attachments to the inanimate objects that colour our lives. A select few, however, take this a[Read More…]
Recovery amid the silence about sexual violence at McGill
TW: Sexual violence On paper, the McGill administration’s response to sexual violence is framed around supporting survivors and creating a safe campus space. These objectives are outlined in the university’s Policy Against Sexual Violence, in addition to their prevention resources and procedures for reporting and investigating. The policy also states[Read More…]
$13 million donation set to fund new Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledge
McGill announced on Nov. 27 that Gerald Rimer, BCom ’56, and his three sons, Daniel, David, and Neil Rimer, made a $13-million donation to the university that will go toward renovating the Leacock building and creating a new Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledge (IIRK). This is not the family’s[Read More…]
Fall 2021 McGill varsity report cards
MEN’S RUGBY: A, until the final Men’s rugby had a strong season all around, boasting a 5-1 regular season record and leading the RSEQ rankings with bonus points, awarded when a team scores more than four tries in a game. Unfortunately, the impressive season culminated in a soul-crushing finale, with[Read More…]
Intramurals and the inefficiency of IMLeagues
Each semester at McGill, thousands of students and alumni participate in various intramural sports that provide participants with opportunities for competition, fun, and camaraderie. With countless sports to choose from and different leagues for varying skill levels, intramural athletics are an invaluable experience for so many here in the McGill[Read More…]
Campus conversations: Recovery
Making peace with grey Ella Fitzhugh, News Editor **Content warning: Mentions of mental illness, eating disorders** I’ve never been secretive about my love for psychotherapy. Admittedly, I have weeks where I dread the session—fears about my perceived lack of progress in treatment flood my mind. Other times, however, I desperately[Read More…]